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Where does “μακιγιάζ” come from?

μακιγιάζ (Greek) comes from French maquillage, from French maquiller, from Middle French macquiller, from Old French makier, from Old Dutch macōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz, from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.

μακιγιάζ (Greek): makeup, cosmetics

Definitions

  1. makeup, cosmetics

Ancestry of “μακιγιάζ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmaquillagemakeup
2Frenchmaquillerto disguise, cover or apply makeup ; to dress up,...
3Middle Frenchmacquillerto work, do
4Old Frenchmakierto build, make
5Old Dutchmacōnto make, do
6Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
7Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil
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